Collinsonia verticillata Bald. ex Ell. – Whorled Horsebalm Family – Lamiaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – April – June. Habitat – Wooded slopes, deciduous woods. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive species is uncommon in Alabama and can be found in just a handful of southern … Read more
Nuttallanthus texanus (Scheele) D.A. Sutton – Texas Toadflax Family – Scrophulariaceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – March – June. Habitat – Disturbed sites, fallow fields, roadsides. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found in scattered counties throughout Alabama. The plant is probably more common than is … Read more
Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr. – Oregon Grape Family – Berberidaceae Stems: Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – December – March. Habitat – Commonly cultivated and escaped to woodlands, persistent around old homesites. Origin – Native to China. Other information – This species can be found cultivated throughout much of Alabama but is only infrequently escaped. … Read more
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt. – Short-leaf Gayfeather Family – Asteraceae Stems: Base of plant. Leaves: Cauline leaves. Inflorescence: N/A Involucre: Ray flowers: Absent. Disk flowers: Pappus. Flowering – June – October. Habitat – Sandhills, open hammocks, flatwoods. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive species can be found mainly in southern Alabama. … Read more
Hexastylis virginica (L.) Small – Heart Leaf, Wild Ginger Family – Aristolochiaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – February – May. Habitat – Deciduous forests, rocky slopes. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species is rare in Alabama and its presence is questionable. It has been (questionably) reported from … Read more
Malus angustifolia (Ait.) Michx. – Southern Crab Apple Family – Rosaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: Flowers: Flowering – March – May. Habitat – Low woodland borders, fence rows, old fields, thickets, roadsides. Origin – Native to U.S. Other information – This attractive species can be found throughout much of Alabama. The plant can be identified by … Read more
Sida rhombifolia L. Family – Malvaceae Stems: Leaves: Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Old fruit. Flowering – April – October. Habitat – Waste ground, disturbed sites, lawns, fields, pastures, roadsides, railroads. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This species can be found throughout much of Alabama. The plant is easy to identify becasue of … Read more
Balduina angustifolia (Pursh) B.L. Rob. – Coastalplain Honeycombhead Family – Asteraceae Stems: N/A Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Involucre: Involucre. Flowers: Flowering – February – June. Habitat – Sandhills, scrub, dunes. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This attractive species can be found in just one coastal Alabama county. The plant is easy … Read more
Calopogon barbatus (Walt.) Ames – Bearded Grass Pink Family – Orchidaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: N/A Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Flowering – February – April. Habitat – Pine flatwoods, wet roadsides. Origin – Native to North America. Other information – This small but striking species is reported in just a few southern Alabama counties. This species responds … Read more
Oxalis rubra A. St.-Hil. – Windowbox Woodsorrel Family – Oxalidaceae Stems: N/A Leaves: Adaxial surface of leaf. Abaxial surface of leaf. Close-up of abaxial surface of leaflet. Inflorescence: N/A Flowers: Calyx. Flowering – Habitat – Origin – Native to South America. Other information – This introduced species can be found scattered throughout Alabama. The plant … Read more